13-letter words containing n, i, t, r, o
- bacteriogenic — Caused by bacteria.
- bacteriolysin — an antibody which, when it combines with bacterial cells, causes lysis of those cells, thus destroying them
- bacteriotoxin — any toxin that kills bacteria
- bacterization — subjection to bacterial action
- bandicoot rat — any of three burrowing rats of the genera Bandicota and Nesokia, of S and SE Asia: family Muridae
- baritone clef — an F clef locating F below middle C on the third line of the staff.
- baroclinicity — a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect.
- barosinusitis — aerosinusitis.
- bartholinitis — Inflammation of Bartholin's cyst.
- basic fortran — (language) A subset of Fortran.
- bass-baritone — a singer or voice in the bass range with baritone qualities
- baton twirler — someone who twirls a baton, esp a drum major or majorette
- batrachotoxin — a steroidal alkaloid, C31H42N2O6, found in the skin of certain Neotropical frogs (genus Phyllobates) and used on poison arrows: one of the most powerful natural neurotoxins known
- batting order — the sequence in which hitters will bat in a given game, determined in advance by the team manager.
- benito juarez — Benito (Pablo) [be-nee-taw pah-vlaw] /bɛˈni tɔ ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.
- bergamot mint — an aromatic herb, Mentha piperita citrata, having a lemonlike odor when crushed.
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- big brown bat — any of several small to medium-sized common bats of the genera Myotis and Eptesicus, found worldwide in caves, trees, and buildings, including M. lucifugus (little brown bat) and E. fuscus (big brown bat) a widespread North American species.
- bill of entry — a list of goods received at a customs house for export or import
- bioenergetics — the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
- bird dismount — Hecht1 (def 1).
- birth control — Birth control means planning whether to have children, and using contraception to prevent having them when they are not wanted.
- birthing pool — a large bath in which a woman can give birth
- birthing room — a section of a hospital or an outpatient facility set aside and equipped for childbirth and usually simulating a home environment in which family members or friends may be present during the delivery.
- bitter almond — a variety of almond whose bitter seeds yield hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
- bitter orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- board meeting — a meeting of the board of a company or other organization
- bonfire night — Bonfire Night is the popular name for Guy Fawkes Night.
- borlotti bean — variety of kidney bean
- boron nitride — a white inert crystalline solid existing both in a graphite-like form and in an extremely hard diamond-like form (borazon). It is used as a refractory, high-temperature lubricant and insulator, and heat shield. Formula: BN
- boston matrix — a two-dimensional matrix, used in planning the business strategy of a large organization, that identifies those business units in the organization that generate cash and those that use it
- bouquet garni — A bouquet garni is a bunch of herbs that are tied together and used in cooking to add flavour to the food.
- brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
- brazen it out — to act in a bold way as if one need not be ashamed
- break it down — stop it
- bridging shot — a shot inserted in a film to indicate the passage of time between two scenes, as of a series of newspaper headlines or calendar pages being torn off.
- bring home to — to convince of
- bring to bear — to bring into operation or effect
- bring to book — to reprimand or require (someone) to give an explanation of his conduct
- bring to life — to bring back to consciousness
- bring to mind — recall
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- bromocriptine — a dopamine agonist drug which blocks the release of prolactin from the pituitary gland, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
- bronchiolitis — a condition in which the small airways in the lungs become inflamed by a virus. It is most common in infants, who become breathless in severe cases. Recurrent attacks may lead to asthma
- brotherliness — of, like, or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal; fraternal: brotherly love.
- brownie point — If someone does something to score brownie points, they do it because they think they will be praised for it.
- brutalization — to make brutal.
- bud variation — any variation in a bud due to changes in either its genetic composition or environment or both such that the resulting flower, fruit, or shoot differs from others of the same plant or species.
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected